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Jan. 12,1932.

L. F. SMALL LAST Filed July 30, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 71'zvezai'or.

L F. SMALL Jam I2, 1932.

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Filed July 30, 1928 28heets-Sheet 2 Patented Jan. 12, 1932 I 'tewis frgsimi ri,or; seeiiirimn imss'siioiifos i ris p I Q IL-A316. M "i am cation filedtuliiefl, legeee s e; H T'hisinvention relates to lasts of'th atjpe struction of lest embodying" the invention, in whioh the fore part is pivotedjor hinge to-iand v the heel partiso thet'thelest may be collapsed to facilitate removal from the shoe inthe process of manufacturing the latter. jThe present invention hesfor its; object to provide a last of the character describe d in which provision is made for a, maximum niox' e-ment of the fore part when thelest'is collepsed, and; in which provision is ,als0 made for rendering the last practically solid, with" the fore part and heel" part practically immovable with relationtoeech other when in the shoe and subjected to blo'ws or pressure in the process of manufacturing the shoe. 1 t I p The invention further has for its object to provide a last of'the character described in which all the parts of the last are, connected togetherfso that -vvhenthe la'stis removed fi'om'zthefishoe danger of any of the parts being lo'storrinisplaced is avoidedj I I The invention further has i for, 1 its object to provide at 'lastof the cheracter described,

with as fore pert havinga inetellie; member which is pivoted toiothe heeLpert and, a non-metallic sole member of woodeorother suitable meteriat which is dete'chabl'y se cured; to the pivoted. member, whereby the] heel part, the pivoted me1nber1offthe fore part, ends strut member, inserted between theheel part, andrthe pivdted member of the fore partjmay, be inadeof metal, and employed as astandar d for lasts having non- .metelli solemembersof difi'erentsizes,

These and other features of the invention will bepointed out in the Claims at the end of this specification. Fig.1 is a side elevation of at preferred construction of last embodying the invention; 7

- Fig. 2,.a plan "of the last shown? in Fig: 1; Fig. 3, a side elevation of-the la'stshown in Fig. Iwith the'strut:memberwithdrewn preparatory to collapsing the last p V Fig. 4, ansideelevation of the 'last 'shown in Fig.1", showing the non-metallic sole member; displaced from its 'op'eratix' e" position;

Fig. 5 a side elevation of amodified' con- :Fig: 6, zrplan 'bftthe lastjshown 5; I

Part7 b is" pr ferably provided with two members 12;13,"which"are detach- :ibly secured together by screws l4 or otherwise. The lower memberl2 may be designatw-n, upon which" the last is la d i ether in'anufacturejof the's'hoe.

ed the sole "memberandthe uppernieinberlS H my be. designated the instep member.

The instep member l3'jisfhinged or pivotall'y secured to the heel part-ca; forgwhichf piir poseit isoprovided with 2i substantiellyeireu lar extension 'orear i1i55=whichfits a ourvedf V socket16 inthe' front portion of the heelpart:

and is securedto {the heell'patrt b j-" i t pin17. -i

o 'Theinstep inernber l is provided a v substantially vertical 'wall 18 and with a hori-' zontal wall "19, which coaoperate with a sub-- stzi'htially vertical front wall 2015f; the heel part a to form}; recess 21 betweenitheheelf part a and the fore part b, for the reeeption-of an insert member 233' which is providedf wit'h a curved front well24 and Withe substantial 1y {vertical rezir' i win; 25; which cogop'ierate with the substantially? vertical walls 18, 20, ofthe fore. part b and heel part a to Cause theinsertmember23to-function es a, strut member and substantially prevent movement of the forefpart' with relation to the. heel perti when said "fore part; is subjected to blows or pressure in the. processofinenufad v turingthe shoe on-the last. I

.. Theinsert' me 'ber 23 ismovably zitta ohed I H R to either the fore vpart (for to theheel' -part a and in the present instancefis shown. es hinged or pivoted to the heel part by a pivot pin 26 extended through a substztiitizillyl ciroular lug 'or 'e ar" 27;;extended "from the insert memberi'nto a curvedsooket 28' finf'the Q heel part at manner fwell understood I Provision is made for locking the insert accomplished in any suitable manner, as for instance, by means of a pin 29 extended through the insert member23 into a socket in the heel part.

Additional means may be provided for resisting pivotal movement of the fore part with relation to the heel part under the influence of blows or pressure upon the fore part, and to this end thesole member 12 of the fore part may be provided with a projection 30 which enters a socket 31 in the portion 82 of the front wall of the heel part below the point at which the fore part is hinged or pivoted to the heel part.

The projection 30 may be made in theform of a curved plate or vbar which is inserted into a curved slot 3 made in the non-metal he member 12 of the fore part, said plate and 4 slot being substantially concentric with the a he ar tim hinge pin 17.

V reference to Fig. 1, it will be observed that l-eiaaefn .1 heel part under the influence of bloiwslfin partedto the fore part or pres- -otal;movement of the fore part with sure applied thereto-in the process ofmanua tm' ns :s Qe on ar l t," s e d y the locked strutfinembe'r 23 and also ,by the I o pa b. a

,ltWi v be observed'that the. insert member o clred n ts operative, position, shown m able under the infiu res t tha a lwn e t hinged to the heel part the f unc.

I, iibles said ,1 imkm position :to; the pi;v otal movenie t of the d' on in whic the foreipart is inclined withrelation to "the, heel lt'i jwill also be observed thatwhen;the:-iiiser V memberc 23 is moi-a: ngrre'm ts recess}; it remains atatiye relation to theiheeland fore parts, and abilit ftheinsertmember being den last useless to 7 until a duplicate of isf tei d from th an l s inseigt member last maniiit'actu-ren v v ltfinayfbe eferred tomake the last of metal a or an (linen-metallic material abov e ibeilliw hiretete efieflies; 1 h t ally 'jrenders] the g novabl eg id' 'or one piecelast while in use, asttobecollapsed. U mount}; whenrit lis,fldesired tov remover-lie las't from"theshoel en it.- is desiredto collapse the last; the

he insert member does re ;-part.-ii 1to its, collapsed cone tached the .heelp'a rt and remains in o perit is not desired to limit the invention in this respect, as the invention may be embodied in a last in which the fore part, heel part, and strut member are of wood or other nonmetallic material as represented in Figs. 5 and 6; p r

In the construction shown in Fig. 5, the fore part b is composed of one piece of non metallic material, such as wood, is pivoted at -lT to the heel part a, and has its upper surface curved downwardly toward the pivot pin 17 and is provided with a substantially vertical rear wall 25, which engages the substantially vertical frontwall 20 of the heel part.

The insert member 28 is pivotally secured to the heel part by the hinge 43 and its front end is locked to the fore partby the pin 44,

which is removed when it is desired to collapse the last. 1 Q

When the insert member is locked to the fore part by the pin 44, the substantially vertical rear wall of the insert member co-operates with the substantially vertical front wall 20 of the heel part to cause the insert member to function as a strutand'resist pivotal movement of the fore part under pressure or blows,

The insert member 23 is shown as pivoted to the heel member but it is not desired to limit the invention in this respect as it is evidentitcan be hinged to the forepart.

v Erom theabove description it will be seen that the parts of the collapsible last are. connected to ther andf are constructed and aran e I u c ion s a'i' elidll ti their pe rative position; to p ermit a'ma x mum col eps sbt ,fbl re w h. elema to the heel part; when it 's); desiredft'o' remove thelast fr m'the sho What cla med s v liliia ast'f h' e iiet a fore part j pivoted Q tol th'el heel con structed to fo'rmlwith the li'ee l part v mi e-upp r s rfa the a t i i rt M mber; p dc dsaid 11 6 Par ml r s a rea la' l n'ga' inga' from erfa eje lie e l 15a HQ e s i tlblewsi a' hs f e p rt of theflast directly to the heel part independ' ently of 'the pivot and movableiiito and out otsaid rec'ess with the-heelpart and fore partinl their non collapsed or operative .positions and fon'n'inga strut t ms-en said fore part and said heel wheniii'f said recess"tofre sist pivotal movement of tlie: *fore" part" and means for locking saidinsert member in 'sa'idf recess. v p I 2.*In 'a' last,"in combina jtion;la metalj eel part; a fore part having" a'metalmember hinged to said heel part and constructed to form with the latter; a recess-in the upper surg face of the last; and having-1 a non-metallic sole member detachably secured to said; me tallic membeiy a metal insert member 5;II1OY able into 7 and out of saidrecess and attached to said heel member, and meansflfor locking said insert member when" in saidrecess to form a strut member. I V r 3. In a last, in combination, a heel part, a fore part pivoted to the heel part and constructed to form with the heel part arecess in-the upper surface of the ,last,fan;insert member pivoted to said heel part and movable into and out of said recess with the heel part and fore partin theirnon-collapsedor operative positions and forming a strut ,between said fore part and said heel when in said recess, means for locking said insert member insaid recess, and a member for rig idly connecting the fore part with. the heel member below the pivot for the fore part;

4. In a last, in combination, a heel part, a

fore partpivoted to the heel part and con-f "structed to form with the heelpart areeess in the upper surface -ofthe last, an insert member attached to .one of said'parts and having a rear wall engaging a front surface of'the heel part to transmit blows-0n the fore part of the last directly to the heel part independently of the pivot and movable into and out of said recess with theheel part and fore part in their non-collapsed or operative positions to form a strut member between the fore and heel parts when in said recess to re-' sist pivotal movement of the fore part, and

means'for locking said insert member to one of said parts when in aid recess. V i

5. In a last, in combination, a heelpart provided with asubstantially vertical front wall, a fore part hinged to said heel part and provided with a substantially vertical wall and a substantially horizontal-wall co-operat-' ing with the front wall of the heel part to'form a recess in the upper surface of the last between the heel part and said fore part, an in-f sert member hinged to one .of said parts and movable into and out of saidrecess with the one of the said vertical walls to enable'the inin the upper surface of the last,iand aninQ sert member connected with one ofsaid parts and pivoted to be movable into and outjof said recess, with the fore part and heel part i in their non-collapsed orvoperative relation,

said insert member and said recess having cooperating surfaces arranged with respect to the pivot to transmit blows on the fore part] to theheel member independently of the pivot I andato resist pivotal movement of the fore part to thereby permit'the'insert member to form a strut member in said recess.

8. Inca last, in combination, a heelpart, a fore part pivoted-to the heel part and coopcrating with the latter to provide arecess in theupper surface of the last, and an insert memberpivoted'to the heel part adapted to sert member. having cooperating substantiallyvertical walls by which blows on the fore part are transmitted to the heel. part independently of the pivot, said insert member being movable into and out ofsaid recess with the fore part and heel part in-their non-c01 lapsed-or operative relation.

9. In a last, in combination, a heel part,la

fore part pivoted to the heel part and 00-01)- erating with the latter to providea recess in the upper surface ofthe last, an insert member p voted to one of saldmembers and movheel'part and fore part in their non-collapsed engaging a front'surface of the heel part when in said recess to transmit blows on the able into and out of thesaid recess with the I i .or operative positions and having a rear wall I forepa'rt of the last directly to theheel part I LEWIS r; sMALL.

sert member to function. as a strut between said fore and heel partswhen in said recess,

and means for locking said. insert member in sand recess.

6. In a last, 1n combination, a heel part, a

fore part having'an instep member hinged to the said heel part and constructed to form with the latter a recess in the upper surface of the last and having a sole member detachably secured to said instep member, an insert member movable into and out of said recess with the forepart-and heel part in their non-collapsed or operative relation and constructed to form a strut member when in said recess, and means for lockingsaid insert member when in said recess. 7

7. In a last, incombination, a heel part, a fore part pivoted to the heel part and co-op era-ting with thelatter to provide a recess 1W i n 

